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耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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耳熟能详

耳熟能详 (ěr shú néng xiáng): Familiar to the ear / Familiar — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

耳熟能详 consists of 4 characters.

ripe, cooked, familiar, skilled

to be able to; can

detailed, thorough, complete

Word Info

Pinyiněr shú néng xiáng

MeaningFamiliar to the ear / Familiar

Characters4

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Word耳熟能详

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3.

How to Use 耳熟能详 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 耳熟能详 with other words naturally.

Adjective + Noun

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

de的

chéng成

yǔ语

neutral

a well-known idiom

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

de的

gù故

shi事

Adverb + Adjectivewith早已

zǎo早

yǐ已

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

Verb + Complementwith变得

biàn变

de得

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

4.

Example Sentences with 耳熟能详

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

wǒ我

tīng听

guò过

hěn很

neutral

a well-known story

neutral

already well-known

neutral

become well-known

duō多

cì次

，

yǐ已

jīng经

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

le了

。

I've heard this story many times, so it's already very familiar to me.

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

de的

xuán旋

lǜ律

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

，

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

huì会

hēng哼

chàng唱

。

The melody of this song is very familiar; everyone can hum it.

jìn尽

guǎn管

zhè这

ge个

lǐ理

lùn论

zài在

xué学

shù术

jiè界

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

，

dàn但

qí其

shí实

jì际

yìng应

yòng用

réng仍

miàn面

lín临

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

。

Although this theory is familiar in academic circles, its practical application still faces challenges.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

duì对

zhè这

xiē些

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

de的

lì历

shǐ史

diǎn典

gù故

yě也

yì一

wú无

suǒ所

zhī知

ma吗

？

Could it be that you know nothing about these familiar historical allusions?

zhè这

shǒu首

gē歌

de的

xuán旋

lǜ律

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

，

jī几

hū乎

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

néng能

hēng哼

chàng唱

jǐ几

jù句

。

The melody of this song is very familiar, and almost everyone can hum a few lines.

tā他

yǐn引

yòng用

de的

bìng并

fēi非

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

de的

míng名

yán言

，

ér而

shì是

yí一

duàn段

xiǎn鲜

wéi为

rén人

zhī知

de的

gǔ古

jí籍

zhāi摘

lù录

。

He quoted not a familiar saying, but a little-known excerpt from ancient texts.

zhè这

kuǎn款

chǎn产

pǐn品

de的

guǎng广

gào告

yǔ语

zǎo早

yǐ已

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

，

dàn但

qí其

zhì质

liàng量

què却

wèi未

bì必

jìn尽

rú如

rén人

yì意

。

The slogan for this product has long been familiar, but its quality may not be entirely satisfactory.

zhè这

xiē些

chéng成

yǔ语

zài在

zhōng中

wén文

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

，

shì是

tí提

gāo高

yǔ语

yán言

néng能

lì力

de的

jī基

chǔ础

。

These idioms are very familiar in Chinese learning and form the foundation for improving language skills.

zài在

jù聚

huì会

shàng上

，

wǒ我

men们

liáo聊

qǐ起

le了

nà那

xiē些

ěr耳

shú熟

néng能

xiáng详

de的

tóng童

nián年

qù趣

shì事

，

xiào笑

shēng声

bú不

duàn断

。

At the gathering, we talked about those familiar childhood anecdotes, with laughter continuing.

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能干

Words with 详

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